Service means to provide a service to a user, method realized by such a service means and a telecommunication network including such a service means

Abstract

A system (SP) to provide a service to a user of a first terminal (T 1 ) of a telecommunication network includes a retriever (RET) to retrieve from storage, in accordance with a coverage area (Ai), a location information (LOC-A 2 ) that is associated by the information storage with the coverage area (Ai). The coverage area (A 2 ) is one of a set of coverage area's (A 1 , A 2 , A 3 , A 4 , A 5 , A 6 ) of the universal mobile telecommunication system. Each one (A 2 ) of the coverage areas (A 1 , A 2 , A 3 , A 4 , A 5 , A 6 ) is, respectively, associated with a location information (LOC-A 2 ) of a set of location information (LOC-A 1 , LOC-A 2 , LOC-A 3 , LOC-A 4 , LOC-A 5 , LOC-A 6 ). In the event the terminal (T 1 ) is located within such a coverage area (A 2 ), the first terminal (T 1 ) is enabled to access the predefined universal mobile telecommunication service. The system further includes a first determiner (DET 1 ) adapted to select, upon receiving an initiation signal (INIT) from the system, a selected location information (LOC-A 2 ) based upon predefined rules and upon one or more location information (LOC-A 2 , LOC-A 3 ) that are retrieved from storage. The first determiner (DET 1 ) furthermore provides the selected location information (LOC-A 2 ) to forwarder (FORW) which is coupled to the retriever (RET). The forwarder (FORW) is enabled to forward the selected location information (LOC-A 2 ) to the user. Thereby, the transportation of the first terminal (T 1 ) to the selected coverage area (A 2 ) according to the forwarded selected location.

What is claimed is:  
     
       1. A system for providing a service to a user of a first terminal (T 1 ) of a telecommunication network, said user desiring to use a predefined universal mobile telecommunication service of a universal mobile telecommunication system, characterized in that said system includes: 
       an information retriever (RET) retrieving at least one location information (LOC-A 2 ) from information storage (MEM) corresponding to at least one location coverage area (A 2 ) belonging to a system coverage area of said universal mobile telecommunication system, said system coverage area comprising at least one location coverage area (A 1 , A 2 , A 3 , A 4 , A 5 , A 6 ) and said information storage associating each said location coverage area with a respective location information such that, when said first terminal (T 1 ) is located within a particular location coverage area (A 2 ) said first terminal (T 1 ) is enabled to access said predefined universal mobile telecommunication service, said retriever thereby providing at least one retrieved location information (LOC-A 2 ) to a first determiner (DET 1 );  
       said first determiner (DET 1 ) being coupled to said information retriever (RET) and being adapted to select, upon receiving an initiation signal (INIT) from said system, a selected location information (LOC-A 2 ) based upon predefined rules and based upon the at least one location information (LOC-A 2 , LOC-A 3 ) retrieved from said information storage (MEM), and to provide said selected location information (LOC-A 2 ) to a forwarder; and  
       said forwarder (FORW) being coupled to said first determiner (DET 1 ) and enabled to forward said selected location information (LOC-A 2 ) to said user and to thereby enable transportation of said first terminal (T 1 ) to said selected coverage area (A 2 ) according to said forwarded selected location information (LOC-A 2 ) and to thereby enable said first terminal (T 1 ) to access said predefined universal mobile telecommunication service.  
     
     
       2. The system according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said system further includes said information storage (MEM) storing at least one relation between one of said at least one location coverage area (A 1 , A 2 , A 3 , A 4 , A 5 , A 6 ) and one of said at least one location information (LOC-A 1 , LOC-A 2 , LOC-A 3 , LOC-A 4 , LOC-A 5 , LOC-A 6 ). 
     
     
       3. The system according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said information retriever (RET), said first determiner (DET 1 ), and said forwarder (FORW) are included in a service provider and that said forwarder includes: 
       a generator (GEN) coupled to said first determiner (DET 1 ) to generate a service message (SERV(LOC-A 2 )) including said selected location information (LOC-A 2 ); and  
       a transmitter (TR) coupled between said generator (GEN) and an output (OUT) of said system to transmit said service message (SERV(LOC-A 2 )) via said telecommunication network to a second terminal (T2) of said user and to thereby enable said second terminal (T2) to receive said service message (SERV(LOC-A 2 )) and to generate an output (OUT(LOC-A 2 )) including said selected location information (LOC-A 2 ) towards said user.  
     
     
       4. The system according to  claim 3 , characterized in that said second terminal (T2) is realized by said first terminal (T 1).    
     
     
       5. The system according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said system is included in a second terminal (T2) of said user and that said forwarder (FORW) includes an output circuit (OUT) coupled to said retriever (RET) to generate an output (LOC-A 2 ) towards said user that includes said selected location information (LOC-A 2 ). 
     
     
       6. The system according to  claim 5 , characterized in that said second terminal (T2) is realized by said first terminal (T 1 ). 
     
     
       7. The system according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said system further includes a second determiner (DET 2 ) adapted to determine an actual first terminal location (LOC-T 1 ) and to provide said actual first terminal location (LOC-T 1 ) to said first determiner (DET 1 ) whereby said first determiner is further adapted to base said selection also upon said actual first terminal location (LOC-T 1 ). 
     
     
       8. A telecommunication network, characterized in that said telecommunication network includes a system according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
       9. The telecommunication network according to  claim 8 , characterized in that said telecommunication network is a mobile network. 
     
     
       10. A method to be executed by a system in order to provide a service to a user of a first terminal (T 1 ) of a telecommunication network, said user desiring to use a predefined universal mobile telecommunication service of a universal mobile telecommunication system, characterized in that said method includes the steps of: at least one location information (LOC-A 1 , LOC-A 2 , LOC-A 3 , LOC-A 4 , LOC-A 5 , LOC-A 6 ). 
       storing in an information storage (MEM) at least one relation between at least one location coverage area (A 2 ) belonging to a system coverage area of a universal mobile telecommunication system and a location information (LOC-A 2 ) said location coverage area belonging to a system coverage area of said universal mobile telecommunication system and each location coverage area being associated with a respective location information such that in the event said first terminal (T 1 ) is located within one coverage area (A 2 ) said first terminal (T 1 ) is thereby enabled to access said predefined universal mobile telecommunication service;  
       retrieving from said information storage, in accordance with a coverage area (A 2 ), at least one location information (LOC-A 2 ) according to said stored relation and providing thereby at least one retrieved location information (LOC-A 2 );  
       selecting, upon receiving of an initiation signal (INIT) said stem, a selected location information (LOC-A 2 ) based upon predefined rules and based upon the at least one location information (LOC-A 2 , LOC-A 3 ) retrieved; and  
       forwarding said selected location information (LOC-A 2 ) to said user in order to enable transportation of said first terminal (T 1 ) to said selected coverage area (A 2 ) associated with said forwarded selected location information (LOC-A 2 ) and to thereby enable said first terminal (T 1 ) to access said predefined universal mobile telecommunication service.